Hollym (publishing house)

Hollym

Founded	1963; 61 years ago (1963)
Country of origin	South Korea United States
Headquarters location	Seoul California
Distribution	International
Key people	Ham Ki-man (CEO)
Publication types	Books
Nonfiction topics	Korean art, cooking, language, religion, philosophy, social sciences, sports, travel
Fiction genres	fiction, short stories
Official website	www.hollym.co.kr www.hollym.com

Hollym
Hangul	한림출판사
Hanja	翰林出版社
Revised Romanization	Hallim Chulpansa
McCune–Reischauer	Hallim Ch'ulp'ansa

Hollym (Korean: 한림출판사) is a publishing house with offices in Seoul, South Korea and California, United States.

History

Hollym was first founded by Lim In Soo(林仁秀) in the Jongno district in Seoul on January 18, 1963.^[1] The company was formerly based in New Jersey. The US company has been publishing books on Korea and Korea-related topics since 1977. The CEO is Ham Ki-man. The company is divided between Hollym's international branch, which handles US publishing and international distribution, and the Korea-based Hollym branch. The Korean corporation was founded in 1963.

Hollym publishes books on Korean art, cooking, fiction (including short stories), language, religion and philosophy, social sciences, sports, and travel.

See also

• Korean studies

References

1. "한림출판사". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.

External links

• Hollym International website
• Hollym Korea website